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Baptism and the Lord’s Supper in the Heidelberg Catechism
The Heidelberg Catechism’s treatment of the sacraments is a model of Reformed clarity: signs and seals of the gospel that confirm to our senses what God’s Word promises to our ears.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
April 18, 2026
Our Deliverance: How the Heidelberg Catechism Expounds the Apostles’ Creed
The longest and richest section of the Heidelberg Catechism expounds the Apostles’ Creed article by article, asking not just what we believe but what it means for us personally.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
April 11, 2026
Our Misery: What the Heidelberg Catechism Teaches About Human Sin
Before the Heidelberg Catechism speaks of grace, it speaks honestly about sin. The first of its three parts — Our Misery — explains what the law reveals about the human condition.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
April 4, 2026
Lord’s Day 1: Your Only Comfort in Life and in Death
The Heidelberg Catechism opens with one of the most remarkable questions in all of Christian literature: What is your only comfort in life and in death? The answer has sustained believers through five centuries of hardship and joy.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
March 28, 2026
What Is the Heidelberg Catechism? An Introduction
Written in 1563 by two young theologians in Heidelberg, Germany, this catechism has been called the most heart-warming of all the Reformed confessions — and it is still memorized, preached, and loved today.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
March 21, 2026